System and method for integrated water treatment and cooling in the steel industry

Abstract

Described is a system for integrated water treatment and cooling in the steel industry. The system includes a waste heat recovery unit, a wastewater treatment system, a water-cooling system, a solar thermal system, and an electric energy production system. The waste heat recovery unit receives waste heat generated by a steelmaking plant. The wastewater treatment system treats wastewater produced by the steelmaking plant and produces treated water. The water-cooling system cools the treated water and returns the cooled treated water to the steelmaking plant for reuse. The solar thermal system collects solar energy, and the electric energy production system generates electricity from the solar energy and the waste heat and uses the generated electricity to power the wastewater treatment system and the water-cooling system.

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